Raven's Claw at Hogwarts

Chapter 426 The Wizard
At midnight, the prime minister of the country was sitting on the sofa chair in the office with his legs crossed.

The expression on his face was very ugly, and he was still holding a nearly burnt cigar in his mouth. The continuous smoke from the cigar filled the closed office with the smell of smoke.

If the prime minister would not smoke in his office, you must know that the prime minister also has to maintain his personal image, especially in this period when the whole people are disgusted with smoking. If his office is full of smoke, it is easy to be caught by his political opponents Use it as a handle.

It's just that he doesn't care about these anymore. On the one hand, he is in a really bad mood at the moment, and on the other hand, his political opponents now have better excuses to attack him.

Thinking of this, Mr. Prime Minister's expression became even more gloomy.

Recently, the country has been full of disasters and disasters.

First, a steel structure bridge across the river in Newcastle broke in two without warning. Hundreds of cars driving on the bridge fell into the sea, and a cargo ship that was about to pass under the bridge was smashed. The total number of casualties exceeded 500!

Then an inexplicable tornado suddenly blew up on the outskirts of Birmingham, directly blowing away countless farmhouses and public facilities built by locals, causing direct and indirect economic losses of more than 200 billion pounds, and the casualties were even more innocent estimates!

The most serious thing is that a plague broke out in Liverpool. This brand new plague has an incubation period of 3 to 7 days. Once it breaks out, the infected person will die of heart and lung failure in just two days, and it spreads widely. , The death rate is also surprisingly high, and it has almost swept across Liverpool, infecting tens of thousands of people.

The most frightening thing is that after studying this new type of plague, his scientific research department even gave the statement 'they have no way of understanding the way this plague spreads and the harm it does to the body! 'This conclusion.

When Mr. Prime Minister heard this conclusion, he was completely blown away. He allocates so much scientific research funds every year, but he actually raises such a bunch of waste?
No, it cannot be said that they are all rubbish.

At least they also gave a solution.

That is to seal off the entire Liverpool, as long as all the people in Liverpool are dead, the plague will be over.

This is really a 'good way'!
Mr. Prime Minister rejected this plan without hesitation, then stood still and did not take any measures.

Very good, this is a country!
In addition, there are still many other strange things happening in the country, such as many unimaginable murders across the country, it is clearly the midsummer of July, but there is a heavy snowfall in North London, and so on.

And these things have undoubtedly been used by their political opponents. They frantically encouraged citizens to march and protest, and at the same time satirized and accused themselves in parliament.

The central idea is that all the people of the country are now in panic, and all of this is the fault of the prime minister of the country!

In this regard, Mr. Prime Minister was so wronged that he was about to cry.

How could the sudden collapse of the bridge be the government's responsibility?You must know that the bridge has just been completed for less than ten years, and the quality is excellent!And even if the accident was caused by the construction team cutting corners, the responsibility lies with the construction team!

There are also tornadoes and plagues. Isn't this a natural disaster?I am not a god, how could I expect these things to happen?
and many more!

God?

Mr. Prime Minister's eyes suddenly lit up, and he thought of a group of people, a group of people who have been hiding in the shadows of the world, holding powerful mysterious powers like gods - wizards!
At the same time, he also recalled the series of terrorist attacks that swept across the entire country more than ten years ago.

Others may think that this is just a simple terrorist attack, but as the prime minister of a country, he knows very well that it is actually because of the civil strife in that wizarding country, and the government's credibility and authority have been fatally hit, which led to the death of many people with supernatural abilities. The wizards have gone to their turf to wreak havoc!
So, this time, will it be the case again?

Mr. Prime Minister's expression suddenly became fierce. He took a sharp puff on the cigarette, then immediately snuffed out the cigar and ran to the corner of the office. little man in front of oil painting.

"Ahem!" Clearing his throat, the Prime Minister said to the oil painting, "Are you there?"

As soon as I finished saying this, Mr. Prime Minister regretted it. You must know that I have never actively contacted that group of people. If this oil painting is just a one-way contact window, then I suddenly said to myself in front of an oil painting. Isn't it embarrassing?
Mr. Prime Minister almost instinctively looked behind him, where his secretary should have stood in the past.

Fortunately, the secretary who was supposed to accompany me to work overtime today has been sent home by me.

Fortunately!

Mr. Prime Minister couldn't help thinking so.

However, just when he was overjoyed, he suddenly heard a serious and hoarse voice behind him.

"Mr. Prime Minister, are you okay?"

This sudden sound startled Mr. Prime Minister, and he hurriedly turned around, only to find that the little man in the painting who had lowered his head raised his head at this moment, with a puzzled look on his face. look at yourself.

Using the instinct of a politician, Mr. Prime Minister quickly restrained his frightened expression, pretended to be indifferent and said to the portrait:
"I want to see your Secretary Fudge."

"I'm sorry," said the portrait. "The Minister has rested. Besides, Mr. Connery Fudge is no longer the Minister for Magic. The new Minister is Rufus Scrimgeour."

Hearing this, Mr. Prime Minister's eyebrows twitched, and an expression that really did appear on his face could not help but appear.

You must know that, as the prime minister of one of the five permanent members of the United Nations, Mr. Prime Minister still has a very deep understanding of these supernatural ability users who hide the dark side of the world.

For example, the government of these wizards is called the Ministry of Magic, and the most famous magic school among them is called Hogwarts...

And the information revealed by the portrait just confirms Mr. Prime Minister's conjecture. It turns out that all kinds of strange things recently are all due to civil strife within the wizards. The change of the Minister of Magic is the best proof!

Thinking of this, Mr. Prime Minister's expression suddenly became angry. He stretched out his hand and poked at the portrait while roaring:
"I don't care if he's really resting right now! I'm going to talk to him right now! You know? You guys have caused enough trouble on our side, he has to give me an explanation!"

"This... this..." The villain on the portrait looked embarrassed, and said with difficulty after a long time, "Okay then, I'll contact you, please wait later."

As soon as the voice fell, the villain on the portrait disappeared, and Mr. Prime Minister also heaved a sigh of relief, smiled and sat back on the sofa chair, and lit a cigar again.

……

Half an hour later, Scrimgeour, wearing a neat suit and holding a cane, quietly appeared in the prime minister's office.

Looking at the prime minister who was still sitting on the sofa chair, and smelling the strong smell of smoke around him, Scrimgeour covered his nose in dissatisfaction.

"Whirlwind cleaning!"

With the shaking of Scrimgeour's wand, a hurricane suddenly blew up in the office, sweeping all the smell of smoke out of the window.

This sudden change also surprised the prime minister, and he almost fell off his chair.

"Hello, Mr Prime Minister."

Scrimgeour didn't care so much, he just pulled out his chair and sat down opposite the Prime Minister.

After experiencing the initial panic, Mr. Prime Minister quickly calmed down. He smiled and stretched out his hand and said:

"Hello, Mr Scrimgeour."

However, Scrimgeour didn't intend to shake hands with the Prime Minister at all. He nodded and said directly:
"It's getting late, let's make a long story short, what can you do for me?"

The Prime Minister withdrew his hand in embarrassment. Faced with Scrimgeour's impolite behavior, he was actually not too angry. After all, it is already midnight, and the other party has already given himself a lot of face by rushing over during the break. .

You must know that even meeting the prime ministers of other ordinary small countries requires a set of very cumbersome etiquette procedures, let alone the leaders of wizard countries!
But since the other party wanted to get straight to the point, he wouldn't be polite, so he put away his smile and said:

"Perhaps you don't know that many unimaginable disasters have occurred in the country during this period. After learning that you have changed leaders, I have reason to believe that this is the result of civil strife among your wizards. Therefore, I I hope you can give me an explanation about the accident of the Newcastle Bridge breaking, is it related to you wizards?"

Hearing this, Scrimgeour was silent, he stared at the Muggle Prime Minister opposite without any expression on his face.

But this behavior made the heartbeat of the Prime Minister of the opposite country suddenly quicken. There is no way, Scrimgeour's face is too fierce, and coupled with the aura cultivated by his long-term work as an Auror director, even Standing still can also be stressful for those around them.

Coupled with the fact that the other party also possessed various supernatural powers, all this added up to make the Muggle Prime Minister feel tremendous pressure.

Finally, Scrimgeour nodded, and said in that characteristic hoarse voice:

"Although I really don't want to admit it, I have to say that it was indeed done by a wizard."

As soon as this remark came out, the Muggle Prime Minister was rather surprised.

You must know that shirking responsibility is a blood subject for every politician, and the other party's acknowledgment so readily made him a little uncomfortable.

However, the experience of being the prime minister made him quickly adjust his mentality, and continued to ask:

"The tornado in the suburbs of Birmingham, the plague in Liverpool, and the murders in various places are also the work of wizards?"

"That's right, that was indeed done by wizards." Scrimgeour raised his eyebrows and said, "But what I want to explain is that those who did these things were not ordinary wizards, but Death Eaters under Voldemort."

"Voldemort? Death Eaters?"

"It's the mysterious person who can't even say his name."

As soon as Scrimgeour said this, the Muggle Prime Minister's hand flicked, and the cigar in his hand fell to the ground.

"That...that mysterious man who can't even mention his name is back? Isn't he already dead?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Muggle Prime Minister saw Scrimgeour on the opposite side looking at him with a look of foolish eyes, and instantly he understood that things in the wizarding world cannot be speculated with common sense, maybe they really have What about magic that can bring people back to life?
After taking a long breath, Mr. Prime Minister said:
"In other words, the mysterious man who can't even mention his name is leading his men to destroy everywhere."

Scrimgeour nodded without saying a word.

"Then how long will it take you to get rid of those terrorists?"

Scrimgeour was silent for a moment before replying:

"We'll work it out."

"What I want is the exact time!" The Muggle Prime Minister sneered. "As far as I know, the mysterious man had been making trouble for a long time last time, and even captured the Ministry of Magic. In the end, it was a baby named Harry Potter who came out." Solve it! To be honest, I doubt whether you have the ability to solve this matter quickly!"

Scrimgeour's fists clenched tightly. He really didn't expect that the Muggle in front of him would have such a deep understanding of the wizarding world, even the stories about Harry Potter and Voldemort.

At the same time, he also felt extremely angry, because the other party said this at this time, no doubt mocking him and the Ministry of Magic!
Although Scrimgeour is not a pure-blood supremacist extremist, his long-term pure-blood atmosphere still makes him look down on Muggles from the bottom of his heart!

So he instinctively wanted to take out his wand and teach the Muggle in front of him a lesson.

However, just as he was holding the wand in his hand, something on the Muggle Prime Minister's desk brought him back to his senses.

It was an equidistant azimuth projection of a world map centered on the North Pole, with a wreath of crossed olive branches supporting each other—the emblem of the United Nations!

Perhaps in the eyes of ordinary people, this is a simple pattern, but in Scrimgeour's view, it represents power!

The most powerful force in the entire Muggle world!
Perhaps a fool like Fudge would ignore such power, but Scrimgeour was different. He had tried to understand this group of Muggles before, so he knew exactly what kind of power these Muggles they usually looked down upon held in their hands. !

In the face of such power, even he, the current Minister of Magic, has to shy away!
At this moment, the Muggle Prime Minister also noticed Scrimgeour's actions. Knowing about wizard culture, he immediately understood that the other party was about to launch an attack!
So, before Scrimgeour made his move, the Muggle Prime Minister hurriedly said:

"Of course, I trust your strength very much. You must know that you have existed for countless years, and there are many advantages in you that we need to learn from. Please also forgive my rudeness. You must know that my side The situation has reached a very critical moment, so you need to get rid of that terrorist as soon as possible!"

(End of this chapter)